Kamala’s Veepstakes
The vice presidential pick likely isn’t a dealbreaker for Democratic progressives or Never Trumpers, but could affect fence sitters
Category: Feature
Linky Friday: Outrages, Outages, and Outliers Edition
All the content of discontent cannot fit in just one post, but we sure can link to some of it if we try real hard…
Eton’s Ethically Equivocal Entrance Exam Essay
Students seeking entry to one of Britain’s most prestigious secondary schools were asked a morally difficult question.
The Next Candidate To Be Dumped?
Trump and the GOP may not be thrilled with JD Vance, but they are stuck with him. And if Trump loses again, Vance will be a convenient scapegoat.
Democrats in Array as Harris Consolidates Support
An uneasy electorate is an unreliable electorate, so aggression to get the Democratic Party base assured that hope is back on the menu is warranted
The Case for Gratitude That Joe Biden Stepped Down
If we want good things to happen, we must show gratitude for them when they do happen, as often as we show disdain for bad things
Living in Interesting Times
I think the move to nudge Biden aside is a good one and interesting from a historical perspective. It will probably be a trivia question
On Civil War
A movie about how journalists who know nothing would imagine journalism to be during what they imagine a Civil War in the US would look like.
POETS Day! Harriet Monroe
Harriet Monroe published the Imagiste’s do’s and don’ts in 1913: direct treatment of the thing, no superfluities, a music phrase.
Throughput: COVID Blogger Edition
To hell with the government of China whose lies and cover-ups blocked any chance we had of containing this virus
The Case For MM-DD-YYYY
There are two arguments in favor of the international DD-MM-YYYY format, one intuitive but bad and the other thoughtful and good.
Large Format Vehicles, Moving Violations, and How To Survive Them
The Interstate Highways are polka-dotted with large format vehicles like busses, motor homes (RV’s), dump-trucks, semi-trucks, etcetera
Struggling For Normal
For years, we struggled to bring our daughter up to the level of her peers. It turned out she was playing on a different field entirely.
Choose Your Own President Biden Press Conference Adventure
If you gazed intently into the Rorschach test of President Biden’s press conference, you probably saw whatever you already thought going on.
POETS Day! Judith Wright, Who’s from Australia
The Poetry Foundation, and so Poetry Magazine by extension or implication depending, has a beef with Judith Wright.
Linky Friday: Eternal Vigilance Requires Eternal Listicles, Soundtracked to Roundball Rock
The Ordinary Times tradition of bringing you stories & writing from around the world and across the web for you to read, share, & discuss
Weekend Plans Post: The Spiciest Food in the World
“Huh. I thought this would be spicier” And then…moments later…”Oh. There it is.” Soon, it becomes “I have made a terrible mistake.”
Tipping Over
I don’t fully understand why I should be expected to tip for services that have never received tips before.
Voting for Republicans is Voting for Fascism
It is up to all of us to be honest and clear eyed about what it means to support such a party that doesn’t support democracy
